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I could be convinced that intellectual property shouldn't be protected by the government, but how does that help with the current consolidation of media?
by BalinKing 6y ago
I could be convinced that intellectual property shouldn't be protected by the government, but how does that help with the current consolidation of media?
- breck 6y ago*imaginaryproperty (the other term is an oxymoron) Abolish IP laws and I could build a worthy competitor to CNN or NYTimes in a year
- BalinKing 6y agoNot trying to be obtuse, just trying to understand your point: What advantages do CNN/NYTimes have due to IP laws specifically?
- breck 6y agoI cannot realistically create a public domain competitor. Imagine I were to do that, and it were slowly to make it good. They can come in and clone all my material, while I could not do the same to them. In a public domain world, I would not have the resource concentration to fight them in court, and they would drive me into the ground. Could I still beat them? Perhaps. But best case it would take 50 years, not 5, and everyone will suffer in the interim as a result. If we got rid of #ImaginaryProperty laws, we would compete on a level playing field, and innovate like crazy. Everyone would benefit (except for the current .1% who sits back and profits from #ImaginaryProperty royalties)
- BalinKing 6y agoOh, I see now. (Thanks for clarifying!)